School Board-Fairfax County At Large: Dr. R. E. ”Bob” Copeland
Question and Answer
Question and answer
School Board-Fairfax County At Large: Theodore J. “Ted” Velkoff
Question and Answer
Question and answer
Letter: Funding Public Schools
Mary Kimm’s editorial and Mr. Tillet’s letter to the editor correctly attribute the school budget shortfall to the State Legislature’s chronic under-funding, shifting obligations to the county, and surging higher needs populations (English language learners, children living in poverty or requiring special education services). Mount Vernon residents are keenly aware of these challenges.
Letter: Tainted Endorsement?
A national group designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-muslim and anti-gay hate group has been involved in Fairfax County Public Schools politics since April, and now has endorsed a slate of candidates for School Board.
Letter: Budgetary Experience
I am writing in support of Anthony Stacy for School Board. We desperately need to turn things around here in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County — seven schools in our district are failing, MVHS is at the bottom in terms of SAT scores, all of our high schools are in the bottom half of the rankings for FCPS schools. Fifty-three percent of our tax dollars go to the schools — yet they are projecting a minimum $70 million deficit.